Bolton High senior chosen for state award

1:42 AM,
May 9, 2014

Mallory Bacon

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The state's only recipient of this year's ACT Student Readiness Award comes from Bolton High School, which U.S. News & World Report ranked No. 8 in a list of the top 20 Louisiana high schools for college prep.

The Louisiana Department of Education chose Bolton senior Mallory Bacon, 18, as the state winner this year.

"It's based on the courses (students) have chosen to take, their success on the ACT, extracurricular activities they're involved in," said John Clark, ACT state lead in Louisiana, said. ...